I'm thinking most of you on here will be skilled in order to get your visas but for those of you who aren't, ie the partner who didn't qualify, etc. Have you looked for work since being in NZ and have you managed to find any. If so, what type of work.
I am a NZer who has lived overseas for over 13 years. I always said I'd return to NZ when I knew what I'd do for a living. But I've changed my mind and just want to be back in NZ. I have booked a flight for December but am worrying what will happen to me financially (and I'm now considering changing my flights to a later date ... something I don't want to do but I won't have savings as I don't own property in the UK and I'm throwing everything I earn this year at paying of my debts here).
While I work in the UK as a sport and remedial massage, and reflexology practitioner and have office skills, I don't know what I will do for the first 6 months or so until I can build up my client base in massage. When I look at office jobs they all seem different to what I'm used to in the UK - different skill set required.
I don't know what I could do in NZ. It is easy enought to say "take anything" but I can't see myself working in a dairy or something - not that there is anything wrong with it, just that I am used to doing office work in large organisations or working for myself.
Don't know if anyone will have anything of use to say but just typing this out has helped my state of mind a little.
By the way, I plan to live in the Nelson region - which isn't ideal workwise but if I wanted to live in a city, I'd stay in the UK.